The Ponderosa Center aims to fulfill a programming need and create a landmark indoor gathering space BY Kailan Manandic Driving into McCall, it’s easy to get a beautiful glimpse of Payette Lake just before the left turn onto East Lake Street. Down near the shoreline to the right sits Legacy Park, the perfect perch to sit and ponder with a pristine …

The snowmobiling community funds vital trail infrastructure throughout Valley County, supporting motorized recreation across the region By Kailan Manandic Every skier’s dream is to have a brand-new slope all to themselves. Every snowboarder loves the rush of carving their own route through a pristine blanket of pure powder. Every snowmobiler feels …

The Payette Avalanche Center depends on community support and two crucial employees to provide three forecasts every week of the ski season By Kailan Manandic Snowflakes have a long way to go before they hit the ground. Each one begins as a single ice crystal rooted on a speck of dust thousands of feet in the air; a newborn flake could spin around …

Astra Tucker and Austin Urlacher hope to cast a spell with their enchanting short-term rental By Kialan Manandic The sights and sounds of the forest are straight out of a storybook. The birds, the bees, the mountains, the trees, and all the rivers and lakes come together in a childhood dream. Many people call this place home. Others only stay for a…

By Rodney J. Auth The moon shone down on Preston Tubach, his girlfriend, Sierra Bergmann, his friend, Dave Miller, and his other friend, Dan Curin, as they checked their packs one last time in the parking lot. It was nearing 5 a.m. and they had a big day ahead of them; if all went well, the crew would ski tour 27 miles—one mile for every year of Tu…